let's simplify. islam will not change the koran. the koran cannot be changed as it is supposed to be directly from allah. the koran sanctions all the violence and actions that muslims are engaged in as long as it promotes islam. end of story.
Posted at 2008-01-07 09:18:03 [PermaLink]Sura 9:29 - "Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya [tax on non-Muslims] with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued."
Robert Spencer has two articles on that verse in his "Blogging the Qur'an" series:
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